CA42 Bachelor of Environmental Science

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 1 minor
  3. Complete electives

Core Structure

Number of units: 12 Total credit points: 72

Level 1 Core Courses

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ENVR11011 Modern Environmental Issues
ENVR11012 Applications of Environmental Science
GEOG11023 Physical Geography of Australia
GEOG11024 Conservation in Australia
SOCL11058 Science Technology and Society
BIOL11099 Living Systems

Advanced Core Courses

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ECON19031 Environmental Economics
EVST19007 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
EVST19021 Sustainability Issues and Solutions
GEOG19021 Geographic Information Systems
LAWS11046 Law and the Environment
BIOL12105 Scientific Analysis and Statistics

First year full-time enrolment

Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BIOL11099 Living Systems
ENVR11011 Modern Environmental Issues
GEOG11023 Physical Geography of Australia

Elective or 1st year Minor.

Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ENVR11012 Applications of Environmental Science
GEOG11024 Conservation in Australia
SOCL11058 Science Technology and Society

Elective or 1st year Minor.

Students choosing the Water Management minor should do CHEM11041 Chemistry for the Life Sciences as their elective in Term 1 and BIOL11100 Functional Biology as their elective in Term 2 as they are prerequisites for some advanced courses in this minor.  Students choosing the Land Management minor should do BIOL11100 Functional Biology as their elective in Term 2 as it is a prerequisite for some advanced courses in this minor.

Environmental Geography Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

Students must take at least one of the following minors (a minor is 36 units of credit from a discipline area, at least 4 courses or 24 units of credit must be at Advanced Level).

 

Level 1 courses

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
GEOH11001 Introduction to Human Geography

Advanced Level courses

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
EVST19008 Development and Environmental Policy
EVST19015 Australian Environmental History
EVST19020 Environmental Management Systems
EVST19022 Climate Change: Risk and Assessments
GEOG19029 Applied Demography

  • Students enrolling in geography courses will need access to a computer with Internet and email capabilities including a CD Rom. These requirements will vary among the geography courses. Student computer labs provide these types of PCs at CQUniversity campuses, while the Queensland Learning Network can also provide access for distance education students in most parts of the state.
  • EVST19020 and FAHE13002 are recommended for Year 3 of study.

 

 

Land Management Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

Students must take at least one of the following minors (a minor is 36 units of credit from a discipline area, at least 4 courses or 24 units of credit must be at Advanced Level).

 

Level 1 courses

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BIOL11100 Functional Biology

Advanced Level courses

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BIOL13031 Ecology: Theory and Application
BOTN13002 Plants and the Environment
BOTN19001 Australian Botany
EVST13015 Mining, Urban & Industrial Lands Rehabilitation
PHYG12003 Geological Science

Occupational Health and Safety Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

Students must take at least one of the following minors (a minor is 36 units of credit from a discipline area, at least 4 courses or 24 units of credit must be at Advanced Level).
 
Students should choose 6 of the following courses:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
OCHS12001 Introductory Occupational Health and Safety
OCHS12005 Risk Management and Safety Technology CQ26
OCHS13010 Applied Worksite Analysis
OCHS13008 Human Factors CQ26
OCHS13016 Advanced Occupational Health

Available units
Students must complete 1 from the following units:
OCHS13011 Occupational Rehabilitation and Compensation
OCHS12015 Occupational Health and Safety Law

Either OCHS13011 OR OCHS12015 but not both.

Water Management Minor

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

Students must take at least one of the following minors (a minor is 36 units of credit from a discipline area, at least 4 courses or 24 units of credit must be at Advanced Level).

 

Students are required to take 2 Level 1 and 4 Advanced Level courses:

 

Level 1 courses

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BIOL11100 Functional Biology
CHEM11041 Chemistry for the Life Sciences

Advanced Level courses

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BOTN12010 Botany of Aquatic Environments
EVST13014 Freshwater and Marine Systems
EVST19023 Water Resource Management
MARN13007 Coastal Marine Resources

Elective

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

Students may select up to six other relevant courses from other degree programs, or they may choose up to 6 additional electives from the above minors.
 
 
The following courses are recommended as electives:

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
INDG19015 Aboriginal Cultures and Country
SOCL11055 Sociology of Australian Society
SOCL19057 Environmental Sociology
SOCL19060 Human Ecology
SOCL19066 Community Analysis

Additional Electives for the Water Management Minor.

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
ZOOL12009 Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL12050 Professional Placement or Project
EVST19020 Environmental Management Systems
MBIO19012 Microbiology

Additional Electives for the Land Management Minor.

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
BIOL12050 Professional Placement or Project
EVST19020 Environmental Management Systems
ZOOL19004 Integrated Pest Management
ZOOL12009 Invertebrate Zoology

Additional Electives for the Environmental Geography Minor.

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
FAHE13002 Special Project